Ex-police officer denies GBH during ‘citizens arrest’
A former police officer has pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm during a citizens' arrest. Lorne Castle is accused of injuring Daniel Meyrick outside a shopping center in Bournemouth. The incident occurred shortly after Castle left his position with the Dorset Police.
- ▪Lorne Castle, 47, denies seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation on June 19 last year.
- ▪Castle was involved in a citizens' arrest outside the Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth.
- ▪The prosecution claims Meyrick suffered a fractured hip that required surgery due to Castle's actions.
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